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[TRASH-WANG] The connecting thread between this show’s co-headliners is that MellowHype and Trash Talk are both signed to Odd Future Records, the label run by the hip-hop collective of the same name. But it is hopefully a harbinger for more daring pairings, as both of the above bands diverge wildly in musical approaches. MellowHype is the Odd Future offshoot that highlights the oily, playful rhymes of Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain’s whip-smart sound collages. Trash Talk, on the other hand, is a hardcore politico-punk band with dozens of big-ticket targets in its collective cross hairs, including crooked cops, PR flacks and the government. What keeps these two groups together (this is their second joint tour) is an anarchic spirit that places a premium on illegal substances and youthful braggadocio.